Ahoy there everyone and welcome to another episode of Cruise with Ben and David.
I'm David and this is Ben if you don't know.
- Is it? - It is, thats your name dear
This week we're going to be talking all about themed cruises
and we're doing this in association with CLIA.
The Cruise Line International Association.
Yeah so it's gonna be awesome
We're going to tell you all about the different types of themed cruises that you can go on
and believe me there are some pretty wacky ones out there.
Yeah there are so many different types of themed cruises.
They're is literally a themed cruise for everybody.
But, I bet you thinking well why the heck would it go on a themed cruise?
Well, why not check out our video that we did with CLIA
where it tells you exactly all the reasons why you should go on a themed cruise.
We'll put the link in the description below.
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So first up we've got the musical type cruises
[laughing] I literally can take you seriously you look ridiculous.
- Wait a minute this hat does not even fit on my head - but yeah you [laughs]
As I said you've got the musical type cruises
and these are so fantastic.
We can hear you asking why would you go to a musical cruise on a cr-
Why would you go to a musical festival on a cruise
Because its great.
Exactly! They're just like festivals on land
but they're on sea
with no muddy boots in sight
no portaloos
no dodgy tents
Absolutely yeah and as you say
you get the luxury accommodation of being on a cruise.
The amazing food.
You get often to meet the stars that are on the ship as well
with autograph sessions and really intimate gigs.
Which is really cool.
They do gigs all around the ship
inside and out.
Also, you are with thousands of other people who like the same thing that you like.
So it's great!
So everything on that cruise would usually be themed
So if it was a boy band, a girl band or a rock band.
Most things including the trivia,
even the food and parties
would be all themed around that band.
Some of the really cool ones we've seen are the decade themed cruisers.
Such as the eighties themed cruise
with some stars from that decade.
90s themed cruise and these are great because you can get big-name stars
from back in the day plus there's so much of a fun going on
on board.
Exactly they'll also have DJs from that era and maybe some
celebrity from television or film as well
plus there's also themed parties
where you come dress up so you bring all of your best 60 swagger
or all of your best 80 swagger
and get dressed up and have a good old rave.
Yeah have a good old rock out.
There's also gonna be look-a-likes onboard sometimes
and tribute acts as well.
We have seen some trip reacts and there's so much fun.
We've seen a Take That tribute act before
They were really fun.
We've seen ABBA.
Honestly, these are so much fun.
Everyone's is just up for a really good time.
Okay so you can also get cruises dedicated to a specific genre.
- Yeah - Am I saying that right?
- Yeah, genre.
Musicals cruises with big West End and broadway stars onboard.
There is some cool ones of those yes a musical theater cruises.
So you'll get the best stars from Wicked, The Lion King, Book of Mormon
Rock the boat cruise
there's a Soul Train sixties cruise
Yeah there's some really niche ones like heavy rock and heavy metal cruisers
for all of those types of fans/
It's great!
and like we said earlier
You are mingling with people who love the same type of music as you
and that is so much fun.
So guys for the big TV and film nut out there.
There is loads of TV themed cruisers and film cruises.
Such as The Walking Dead which I think is the Walker Stalker Cruise.
Yet that's a really popular one.
That would be awesome!
You get Star Trek cruisers for anybody
who's a Trekkie.
And on those cruises you have stars from Star Trek
with panels, talks, autograph sessions, themed parties.
Which is really cool as well!
There's also cruise is dedicated to Strictly Come Dancing from the UK.
So there you get to see up close and personal shows with some of the
professional dancers.
Have behind-the-scenes sessions where they talk about,
you know,
behind the scenes of the show.
They do these and all these TV cruises as well.
Which is great because you get to hear like some stories that
you probably never heard before.
And also Princess has a The Voice themed cruise.
Where you can go through the ranks to try and get to The Voice final that they host onboard.
And this isn't all just for adults.
Even for the little ones
there's Marvel days at sea and Star Wars days at sea on Disney Cruise Line.
And these have special meet and greets with all the characters.
They put on special big productions,
big outdoor deck parties
and they have special treat, food items and merchandise to buy as well.
So these TV and film cruises are sort of like a mini convention really.
But on sea! And it's a lot more intimate.
People love to dress up on these cruises as well.
Definitely yeah they go all out.
Sometimes they even have fancy dress parties where they have competitions
for the best person that looks the best in their costume/
As well as going to a convention
you get to visit some amazing places
and benefit all of the things on a cruise at the same time.
Excellent food, accommodation and destinations
which is awesome.
Also if you're looking for something a bit little bit more refined
and a bit more posh
- Like my scarf - And my hat!
There's lots of different types of cruises
for all different types of cultural activities.
So there's cruises with literary festivals on them at sea
with big named literary stars doing Q&A sessions and book signings.
There's cruises with the National Symphony Orchestra
and the English National Ballet.
Where you can get exclusive intimate performances.
There's even a New York Fashion Week transatlantic cruise at sea.
They do fashion shows on the cruise
going from London to New York
and they even have exclusive Q&A sessions
with the designers.
So you also have opera cruises as well.
You've got the chance to deepen your knowledge about the art of Opera.
Mingle with the stars in cocktail parties.
It sounds fantastic doesn't it
Next up we have the lifestyle cruises.
Which are great.
So you've got things like a Golf cruise
which is good for any golfers in the family.
- Are you okay there with your hair.
No, I am literally almost eating my hair!
How do women not like getting and guys with long hair.
Not get hair in the face?
Why... cuz I'm worth it.
There is cruises for all different types of lifestyle.
So there's cruises around a religion,
you can get cruises around craft making
you can get cruises around nature, photography
you know every type of hobby and every type of lifestyle
there'll be a themed cruise for it.
There'll be classes run by professionals.
You'll be getting together with other like-minded people
who have the same things that they're like as well
to learn new things from them and share facts
and share share different ways of doing things which is really cool.
These are good for anybody who has any sort of level of interest.
So I know on some of the poker cruises they do poker lessons for free.
So you learn how to play poker
and they also have poker tournaments
for every different level of player.
So if you're a beginner or if you are a professional.
So guys next that we have the food lovers cruises.
So if you're into food like me and absolutely love it.
You get to cook with famous chefs on some of these cruises.
Cooking demonstrations,
cooking classes
menu ideas and lots of experimentation, like this beard.
You even get to go on land with the chef go to a market,
he talks about the food, the local area, local cuisine.
You buy food and then you go back onto the ship
and have a cooking class with him.
How cool is that that!
There's also cruises for wine lovers as well.
Beer lovers.
All different types of food related cruises
for every type of food
While we are on the subject oh-ho-oh .
You've got the seasonal cruises.
Tis the season to cruise!
So you can get a celebrate Halloween on the high seas.
You could get away for Christmas.
And why these are good is because they just make that's holiday experience a little bit extra special.
it is really cool.
You've got Thanksgiving cruises.
Halloween cruises.
New Year cruises and Christmas cruises
Seriously guys this is literally ridiculous.
There is a cruise for everybody.
And the great thing about seasonal cruises.
Particularly at Christmas and Thanksgiving.
No cooking it's all taken care off.
No washing up, no dishwashers.
No decorating!
And on Princess Cruises christmas season.
It even snows in the atrium no matter where you are in the world.
They have all the Christmas decorations and they play your favorite football game-
Soccer?
Is it Thanksgiving
They play that really famous football game that Americans always watch.
on the big screen outside
American football.
"That big game"
You can tell he is a sportsman.
That game they play on Thanksgiving.
The big American football game.
They play that on the big screen outside.
So you don't have to miss it.
I really can't believe how many different types of themed cruising there is.
Honestly there was so so many.
Literally I had no idea myself and we love cruises.
We knew that there was themed cruisers but we didn't realise that there was
something literally for everybody.
There is so so many types of different themed cruises.
Like to say, I couldn't believe it as well.
But a good place to start
is ThemeCruiseFiner.com
They list all the different themed cruises
and they also have the cruise line the dates and the website that you need to.
So guys
Let us know in the comments below if
you've been on a themed cruise before
let us know which one it was and if you enjoyed it.
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so that's it for this time until next time guys
Happy cruising